aam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.
noun
  1. Initialism of Alliance for Audited Media.
  2. Initialism of air-to-air missile.
  3. Initialism of adult-attracted minor (see usage notes on MAP).

Pronunciation

/ɑːm/ /ɔːm/ /ɑm/ /ɔm/ en-us-aam.ogg

Word forms

aam aams aum awm

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch aam, from Latin ama, a variant of hama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη (ámē, “bucket”).

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